https://www.planetminecraft.com/project/1-1-scale-beriev-a-50u-mainstray-aew-amp-c/


for more images of the base IL-76 build, see the IL-76MD post
https://www.planetminecraft.com/project/1-1-scale-ilyushin-il-76md/


The Beriev A-50 (NATO reporting name: Mainstay) is a Soviet airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft based on the Ilyushin Il-76 transport. Developed to replace the Tupolev Tu-126 "Moss", the A-50 first flew in 1978. Its existence was revealed to the Western Bloc in 1980 by Adolf Tolkachev.^[2] It entered service in 1985, with about 40 produced by 1992.


The mission personnel of the 15-man crew derive data from the large Liana surveillance radar with its antenna in an over-fuselage rotodome, which has a diameter of 9 metres (30 ft)^{[citation needed]} Detection range is 650 kilometres (400 mi) for air targets and 300 kilometres (190 mi) for ground targets.^[3]

The A-50 can control up to ten fighter aircraft for either air-to-air intercept or air-to-ground attack missions. The A-50 can fly for four hours with a range of 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) from its base, at a maximum takeoff weight of 190 metric tons (420,000 lb). The aircraft can be refuelled by Il-78 tankers


A-50U – Updated variant of the A-50M with modern electronics and increased crew comfort

taken from wikipedia,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beriev_A-50